Eastern Woodlands Indians Traveling Trunk

Julie Hall

November is Native American Heritage Month.  At the CCASM November 10 meeting Julie Hall brought one of the Eastern Woodland Indians of Maryland Traveling Trunks that Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (JPPM) had created.  The trunk contained artifact reproductions associated with Eastern Woodland Indians as well as lesson plans developed to meet Maryland's current Voluntary State Curriculum for the 4th grade.  But as you can see, you don't have to be a fourth grader to want to check out what is in the trunk.  We also handled some of the artifacts as we completed two exercises and learned how much we did or did not know about how the artifacts were used in early Native American life.

Julie Hall is the JPPM Education Coordinator.  The trunks can be rented at a minimal cost for one month's use in a classroom or for outreach.  Julie indicated many Calvert County schools make use or this resource but very few Charles County schools do.

Setting up

During Talk with Artifacts laid out on table

Hands-on Time

Attendance: 9